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Denver City Airport (KE57) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KE57 is currently LIFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Denver City Airport in Denver City, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Denver City Airport (KE57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Denver City, TX at a field elevation of 3,575 ft. KE57 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 08/26), the longest 5,780 ft.

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LIFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
200° 8 kt
gusting 14 kt
Visibility
4 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KE57 281255Z AUTO 20008G14KT 4SM BR OVC003 16/16 A3013 RMK AO2

What changed at KE57?

Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 8 to 13 kt.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for KE57

KE57 is currently LIFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 4,300 ft (field elevation 3,575 ft). KE57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHOB, about 26 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV7 kt head4 kt left (g6)
263 kt head8 kt left (g13)
083 kt tail8 kt right (g13)
047 kt tail4 kt right (g6)

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KE57 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    5,780 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE57
    Wind
    04
    7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    22
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 08/26
    3,960 × 45 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE57
    Wind
    08
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    26
    3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102113Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→13 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 300 ft.

KE57 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KE57

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1256Z (7:56 AM CDT) · 87 NM W of KE57 · 4,100 ft MSL · C550
Show raw report
ROW UA /OV ROW/TM 1256/FL041/TP C550/SK OVC002/RM BASES041 TOPS044
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1256Reported at 12:56 UTC.
FL041Altitude: 4,100 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES041 TOPS044Remarks.
PIREP1216Z (7:16 AM CDT) · 71 NM SE of KE57 · during climb · CRJ7
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MAF UA /OV 1S KMAF/TM 1216/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC035-TOP050/RM DURC
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1S KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1136Z (6:36 AM CDT) · 64 NM NE of KE57 · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
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LBB UA /OV LBB/TM 1136/FL037/TP PC12/RM BASES 037 TOPS 046
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1136Reported at 11:36 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 037 TOPS 046Remarks.
PIREP1010Z (5:10 AM CDT) · 64 NM NE of KE57 · 5,000 ft MSL · A319
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LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KE57

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KE57 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 46%MVFR 28%IFR 18%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 9/15 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 62%MVFR 24%IFR 11%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 31

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

22
47%
08
36%
04
15%
26
2%

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Live KE57 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KE57's own weather station.

N22048 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
13 kt
Crosswind in gusts
6 kt

Wind is 26° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,780 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Denver City Airport (KE57) with runway 04/22, 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KE57
FAA LID
E57
City
Denver City
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,575 ft
Coordinates
32.9765, -102.8423
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,780 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KHOB
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Denver City Airport (KE57)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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